( CNN) Dozens of parasitic worms were found burrowing in the feet of a young Canadian couple after a recent trip to the Dominican Republic.
“We were scratching our toes for almost the duration of the trip, ” Eddie Zytner said.
Zytner, 25, and his girlfriend, Katie Stephens, 22, of Windsor, Ontario, returned home January 18 with itchy feet. Four weeks later, that itch turned into painful swelling and blisters, he said.